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China: fall of a princeling | Editorial
The myth that the consensus-led leadership can carry on business as usual has been temporarily dented, if not permanently shatteredIn coming to an abrupt stop the driver is supposed to check the...
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Richard Johnson: I've just not had the right horse for Grand National
The 34-year-old will have ridden a record 16 times without success if he does not win at Aintree on SaturdayIt is emblematic of Richard Johnson's quietly remarkable riding career that the record he is...
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Does the scientific support cited by anti-gay campaigners add up?
Core Trust and Anglican Mainstream refer to a study published in Sex and Marital Therapy in support of their campaignThe organisers of a Christian advertising campaign that had been expected to start...
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IMF chief looks beyond eurozone crisis
Speaking ahead of IMF and World Bank spring meetings, Christine Lagarde says 'breathing space' should be used to complete repair work on global economyChristine Lagarde, the managing director of the...
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David Cameron may be error-strewn. But there's no alternative … yet | Tim...
The Conservative leader is the subject of murmurings after successive strategic mistakes – might a woman be next?How many strategic errors does the Conservative party have to make before even a Labour...
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Eurozone crisis to trim global trade, World Trade Organisation warns
Europe's debt crisis and the sluggish pace of global growth will see trade flows ease for a second successive year in 2012Government hopes of an export-led recovery were dented on Thursday as the...
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Conservative Christians are becoming more confident in the political arena
The anti-gay bus ads are the latest move by Christian groups hoping to replicate US politics, where religion is centre stageIt was the moment that conservative Christian groups' growing stridency in...
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Neil Heywood had 'told friend he was in trouble'
British businessman murdered in China was summoned to Chongqing by representatives of Bo Xilai's family, says friendA friend of Neil Heywood has said the British businessman told him the day before he...
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Punch Taverns profits slump 20%
Punch blames result on 1,800 pubs it is looking to sell or close, while insisting majority of estate is performing wellDownbeat consumers are resisting the temptation to drown their sorrows in pubs run...
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Petrol tanker drivers' dispute nearing strike deadline
Unite, which represents 2,000 tanker drivers, believes it must meet the early evening cut-off to keep its strike mandate aliveTalks to resolve the fuel tanker drivers' dispute enter a crucial phase on...
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BP and big oil try to boost safety in an endlessly dangerous game
Piper Alpha and Deepwater Horizon brought real change to the oil and gas industries – but still the mishaps creep inBP has brought in astronauts from Nasa, nuclear physicists and a host of other...
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France's presidential rivals clash over debt fears
François Hollande tells Nicolas Sarkozy to stop scaring markets, while both men offer little detail about cutting state spendingFears of a renewed eurozone crisis and France's spiralling public debt...
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David Cameron: Yes Minister is true to life
As Malaysian PM reveals he loved show, Cameron says he has changed his mind on whether it is accurate since taking officeThe Malaysian prime minister has admitted he is a fan of wry English humour in...
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Lancashire v Sussex | County Championship report
• Lancashire 124; Sussex 137-3• Michael Yardy shows the way after champions are skittledFor three quarters of a century Lancashire were weighed down by the same question every April: would this finally...
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Digested read: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling | John Crace
Published in September by Little, BrownGarry Patter rubbed concealer on to his forehead scar and put in his contact lenses. This had been his morning ritual ever since he'd changed his name and moved...
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Wayne Smith favourite to replace Andy Farrell as England backs coach
• RFU set to appoint temporary coach for South Africa tour• Farrell decides to stay with SaracensEngland are set to appoint a temporary backs coach for the summer tour to South Africa after Andy...
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The war on terror is corrupting all it touches | Simon Jenkins
Every student agitator is a terrorist, every internet hacker, cafeteria dissident, freedom fighter and insurgent leaderOn Monday the BBC Panorama programme substantiated an extraordinary allegation...
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Syria's 'very fragile' ceasefire could see UN observers on the ground in days
Bashar al-Assad yet to withdraw forces from cities, says Kofi Annan, as both sides accuse the other of breaking truceEfforts to build on a "very fragile" Syrian ceasefire are accelerating, with...
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Ed Miliband 'listens and learns' in Bradford after poll defeat
Labour's trouncing by George Galloway prompts leader to meet locals and understand why party lostEd Miliband went to Bradford on Thursday to hear from 100 local people about why the party had been...
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Andy Farrell places loyalty to Saracens project ahead of England
• Coach credited with improvement in England's defence• Wish to fulfil two years of contract and 'finish the job'Stuart Lancaster has suffered the first major set-back in his five months in charge of...
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